Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement
Bill Watch
The following bills were introduced in the House: H.R. 2257. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand coverage of bone mass measurements under Part B of the Medicare program to all individuals at clinical risk for osteoporosis. Introduced May 11 by Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX) and referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 2324. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend coverage of orthopedic shoes under Part B of the Medicare program to individuals without diabetes who medically require them. Introduced May 12 by Rep. Robert Andrews (D-NJ) and referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Ways and Means. The following bills were introduced in the Senate: S. 1001. A bill to establish hospice demonstration projects and a hospice grant program for beneficiaries under the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes. Introduced May 11 by Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and referred to the Committee on Finance. S. 1002. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make improvements in payments to hospitals under the Medicare program, and for other purposes. Introduced May 11 by Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) and referred to the Committee on Finance. S. 1010. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit under the Medicare program. Introduced May 12 by Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA) and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement
- ASC:
CMS Expands Procedure List By 60
More procedures will be covered in ASCs, and planned cuts are canceled.
Pressure from ambulatory surgery [...] - Long-Term Care:
Report: Action Needed To Avert Geriatric Care Crisis
Payment system discourages medical students from geriatric path.
While the U.S. population is aging rapidly, medical [...] - Long-Term Care:
Medicare Payments On Uptick Despite Debate
MedPAC's cautions all but ignored in new rule.
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission suspects that the [...] - Pharmaceuticals:
CAP Shouldn't Require Exact Date Of Drug Admin
Associations object to 'radical' change in drug-billing window.
Now that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid [...] - Hospitals:
Hot Specialty Hospital Issue Just Got Hotter
New bill would prohibit physician investor increases in 'grandfathered' specialty hospitals.
Just weeks away from the [...] - Physicians:
RAC Letters May Slip Through The Cracks
CMS will try to contact providers when it sends letters.
Given the high non-response rate to [...] - Physicians:
Know How To Cope With Altered Documentation
Tips for action when someone makes unauthorized revisions.
Physicians who suspect that someone in their practice [...] - Rehab:
75-Percent Rule Report May Up Admissions Scrutiny
Proposed refining of covered IRF diagnoses 'disappoints' some.
The long-awaited report from the Government Accountability [...] - Rehab:
Medicare Clarifies Tricky Therapy Supervision Issue
Physician must certify plan of care each month.
Providers confused about how to supervise therapists providing [...] - Enforcement Watch:
Providers Blow It With Ihnalant Overpricing
Giving free samples and rebates to pharmacies? It's not the best idea.
Defrauding Medicaid for 11 [...] - Home Health:
Associations Team Up To Alleviate OT Headaches
If CMS makes OT a qualifying service, scheduling could get a whole lot easier.
A pair [...] - Bill Watch
The following bills were introduced in the House: H.R. 2257. A bill to amend title [...] - Rehab:
Medicare Seeing Vision Demo Through
Project will give rehab pros more equity. Later this year, the Centers for Medicare and [...]
